Step'en Out

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Kit2

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Hey there,
Today is the day to start a program. I'm step'en out of the house, a huge move for me, and signing up! Once I begin this program I will need encouragement to keep me on track. I am starting this journal a form of support as well as self study. I'm feeling excited and afraid right now. It is 11:05 and my appointment is at noon. Note to self...you can do it!
 
Note to kit: You CAN do it!

I think methods will vary from person to person, but I've found the greatest personal success is to be truly honest in your journal. The only thing that happens when you leave out your little "sins" in your journal is you pretend that they aren't there, and then you never learn from them. Sometimes it just takes writing it down for you to realize you need to change it.

However you chose to do it though, I wish you the best success!
 
great advice beagle =) Welcome to the forum Kit, and I hope that you find journaling to be as helpful as I have!!!
 
Freezer is full

Thanks for the advise and welcoming words. I weighed in at an all time high of 219! I set my goal for 150 with the idea that I will be there by summer. At that point I will most likely reset my goal to 130. I'm only 5'4 so, according to my life insurance....I should weigh 119 to qualify for a better rate on my premium....ha! I left Jenny Craig with a weeks worth of food and now my freezer is full and my ambition is high. I look forward to this journey although it will be very challenging. Already, my son is asking why I am going to eat a different breakfast and dinner than he is. I told him it was for the health of it and he said he wanted to be healthy too...can he eat the food from the boxes too? Ahhhhh....the challenges. I promised him I will cook healthy food for him but this food was made just for mommy. I'm off to tuck him into bed....I'm sure I'll be answering more questions too.
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Just wanted to welcome you to the group! I know we will both be in the 150's by the summertime! What is your plan for exercising?
 
Hi Christinanva,
Thanks for welcoming me! I walk twice a week with my neighbor, a nice 5 mile stretch along the ocean. We also just purchased a treadmill and I will start walking on that at least 3 times a week. I would love to go to the gym for some weight training but it has been really hard to put the baby in the day care. For now, walking is a sure thing and I really enjoy it too. What do you do for exercise? :)
 
Hi Kit! So we all wanna be 150! It will be a journey... Mine has been twice as long cause I keep giving up... It gets hard sometimes, but comming back here really truely helps.
Too bad your neighbor couldnt watch your baby when you go to the gym...
I myself can not afford a gym or a tredmill, so I use Tae Bo tapes and Pilates videos... Now all I have to do is start doing them again! LOL
Best of luck, and WELCOME!
 
Work out tapes

Hi Christina,
Bravo to you for putting the tapes on your agenda. I was watching a commercial yesterday on this one work out program I had never seen before and I thought....maybe I should do that! My worried is that I would not like the routine and the tapes would just sit and collect dust. I don't want to spend money for nothing...a typical move on my part. That is why starting Jenny Craig was difficult for me yesterday too. It is a costly program and I really don't want to spend the money and be in the same boat 6 months from now. I'm going to take it one step at a time though, try to look at each pound lost as a victory instead of not enough, and find support in new friends like you. Get those tapes out today, I'll fire up the treadmill, and we can applaud each later today. Have a great morning and I'll check in later to see how you are doing!
 
You can do it. Welcome to forum we're happy to have you here. I'm excited about reading all of your future posts, especially your little boy he sounds darling :)
 
An hour and a half

It is an hour and a half until "lunch time". I would really like to eat now though. I have eaten half of peanutbutter bar (two small bites) and a breakfast sandwich. The peanutbutter bar was suposed to be my afternoon snack. The sandwich was very good but very small. The baby is waking up so maybe I will be too busy to think about food. Write more later.
 
First Lunch

I just ate my first JC Lunch...a turkey sandwich. I have to give it two thumbs up but I am in desperate need of a shopping trip. It is just not enough food without the veggies they recommend. I am packing up the baby now and heading to the store. I pray that I won't be tempted to buy other things while I am there. After going to the store I will be picking up my son and his friend from school. They will both want an afternoon snack. I'll be having apple slices and preparing the same for them. I will offer them something to go with it like cheese or peanutbutter and raisins? :confused:
 
A great start

Today was not too difficult. There were times where I was hungry and I was thinking...what have I started? But for the most part, I really enjoyed the pre-planned meals. I was so hungry at lunch that I ate the chicken sandwich, standing at the kitchen counter! It was too hot and I burned the top of my mouth! I did not think it was too bad but eating dinner tonight was a bit challenging. I was going to keep my "diet" a secret amongst the other moms at the school but, while watching the kids at soccer practice, I spilled my guts. I think telling people was a good idea because now they know and I can't quit the program quietly...I must succeed! Well, at least I will feel a bit of social pressure and that can be a good thing. The biggest success of the day was giving the chocolate covered strawberries and left over baby shower cake to my neighbors. I am also proud of myself for inviting my neighbor over to walk on the treadmill in the morning because we can't walk on the beach....it is raining. The non dieting me would have seen the rain as an opportunity to take a break. Here was the menu for today....
coffee and half of snack bar
Breakfast sandwich
other half of snack bar
chicken sandwich
apple
veggie burger
v8 juice
Oh yeah, the other victory was going to the market. I got some really great veggies to try out, some stir fry things and pre-cut butternut squash that you can cook right in the bag. I did not buy anything that is not approved on the diet! Steven and his friend enjoyed the apples for snack and Kennedi seemed to like the butternut squash...her first real table food.
 
Looks like you're doing great. Especially with giving away the chocolate covered strawberries, I'm not too sure I would have been able to do that :)
 
Hi Kit, It must be so nice to live near the ocean! I wish I did, especially now that winter is here. They are calling for snow here next week! :eek: For exercise I go to Curves around 4 times a week and workout for a lil over an hour each time! Looks like your doing really well! I cant wait to hear more from you!

Christina
 
Social Butterfly

Today is only my second day on the program and I am wondering how a social butterfly, like me, can manage sticking to it. The day started with a great plan and full intentions to do everything right. My neighbor came at 8:15 AM to walk on the treadmill...she did just under 2 miles in 30 min. while I fed the baby. We were to go to another neighbors house at 9:30 for a stamp craft and coffee party, and I was going to walk for 30 min right after she did. Kennedi (my 7 month old) did not agree with this plan so I did not get my walk in. Consequently, my son did not agree with the "get ready for school this morning" plan and I was not able to eat breakfast...too rushed. We made it to the stamp party a little late, hungry, and without a morning walk in first.

I did great at passing up all of the tempting pastries...I did not even have coffee because I figured the first time I put something in will only be followed by my body begging for more. This part of the day was successful but I could have been even better by grabbing my breakfast sandwich and eating it there. I just did not want to cook it there and eat it in front of everyone. Now I figure...heck, they ate the regular food in front of me...besides, they are friends and they would understand. Why I did not have this wisdom at 9:00 AM is beyond me.

Next was a 1:00 Birthday lunch with a friend. Finally I was going to be able to eat...we went to a place with a great tostada salad on the menu. I did great...declined the salad dressing, passed up on the chips and salsa, did not sweeten my iced tea, and did not eat the bowl the salad came in. I felt victorious even though this was not an approved lunch on JC.

From there, I was just simply too busy to eat anything at all. It is 8:30 PM and I am about to have dinner. This day was exactly like a typical day for me without a diet program. Eat only once if at all. The difference here is that I did not go hog wild at lunch and I am not going to binge for dinner just because I have given food up earlier in the day. I guess that is a victory too but I realize I must get better at planning my meals.

Tomorrow we will be going to a fully catered sporting event, terrific food, great wine, decadent desserts....I plan on eating before we leave and saying no to any and all food while we are there. It is going to be difficult to say the least. To be successful I will not skip a meal tomorrow for sure.

Thank you to everyone who has read the things I have been writing...I really appreciate seeing new comments and welcoming words when I check in. I hope I can be of support to you in some way too.

Blessings to all....
 
Although you didn't get all of your meals in yesterday you're realizing how you need to change that and you'll do better at the sporting event. I'm sure it will be difficult with all the amazing food and treats, but I think you have a great plan to eat before you go. You're doing awesome :D
 
Planning it Right

Good Morning!
Thank you for the words of encouragement and confidence! I did have a few very difficult moments but I think all in all I did well. Social events proved to be difficult this weekend with a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (and no time to eat between getting the kids ready on time and everything), the Sharks game, and today it will be a big day with friends again to see our neighbor star in Ragtime. I must get to the store and buy non-fat dairy creamer because coffee is the one thing I have not been able to give up. It is allowed on the program so I don't think I will stop having it. Two days in a row I have used the flavored sweeteners that I picked up for the baby shower last week.....I know they are loaded with sugar!

I did have a victorious day yesterday, the best moment was fixing a bowl of stir-fry when I was really hungry. On the program I can have unlimited veggies and this particular mix from Trader Joes was delicious. I will be sure to stock up on those when I go to town.

Kennedi is cutting her first teeth, two lower ones broke the skin yesterday. I am wondering if giving her the apple slices to gum helped them come through. She just loves those apple slices. She also really liked the diced up beats we had at Fresh Choice on Friday. It was her first day of real table food. This diet for mommy is turning out to be great for the kids too. Typically I would not have had the apples to give her or the gumption to go to a salad place for lunch giving her all of the prepared veggies that she could eat.

Steven was a super star on the soccer field Saturday, although he is not the best player on the team, he was a stellar goalie. I was so proud of him! We were good in celebrating at home with a family lunch rather than going out for pizza. Again, I think this diet is good for the kids! Ultimately it will be good for my husband too but he does not have a weight issue so it is more difficult for him to see the need to change. I'm encouraging him to check his cholesterol and such...salty foods and red meat are his favorites. Changing to chicken, fish, and veggies would do him good.

The funny thing about eating packaged food with the rest of the family is how they all look at my food as if it is so delicious and they are missing out. Yesterday I made the breakfast sandwich for myself and ended up giving it to John.

Would love to write more but they are calling....
Today's goals: I am going to drink more water and get to the store!
 
Temptations

I learned that when I am hungry....I don't make the best choices. First bad choice...bite of cookie at the play....Second bad choice....5 chips with salsa while waiting for salad at the Mexican restaurant...Third bad choice...huge bite of pepperoni pizza while cleaning the kitchen....Fourth bad choice....hand full of M&M's while reading email.

Victory for today...got to the market (barley) and purchased coffee creamer that is approved and apples for morning snack.

I needed to drink more water and have more veggies available to snack on. I was away from the house too long without food.
 
Week Two

Tomorrow is the beginning of week two on the program. I feel happy with my efforts this week and not as fearful of failure as I was going into the week. I can see that there are several things I need to get better at, and they really are not a surprise to me. Planning meals, drinking water and exercising are the fundamentals of loosing weight and if they were a snap, I would not be in such great need of help. I know that the JC outline is the help I need right now because everything going on with the kids and our social life does not afford me the luxury of hours at the gym and preparing foods/food lists, etc.

Today I am taking Kennedi to the doctor to have her ears checked again. I have a feeling she is suffering although she does not complain during the day. It is the night time that torments us all...she wakes every 45min to nurse. The past three nights I have been trying not to nurse her when she wakes up but she screams until I give in. I would hold out longer but John always wakes up and says to just give what she wants so he can get back to sleep. Moving into her own room this week will help greatly but then we will most likely wake Steven up. Regardless of how this plays out, I will be sleep deprived for a few more weeks. I think it is starting to get to me....it has been four weeks now that Kennedi and I have not had a good night of sleep.

Goals for today...

Today I will drink more water, take a nap, and snack on veggies.
 
Wednesday

I was wrong about tomorrow marking the start of week two. My first real day on the program was Wednesday. I can't believe it has not been a full week yet. Geeeeeeez! Also, I realized that Kennedi cutting her teeth might be another reason she is not sleeping well. Anyone have any advice on the age old debate on how to get a baby to sleep well? Kennedi will be 8 months old on the 22nd.
 
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